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An overview of the new ICC Playing Conditions
From time-wasting penalties to pink Test match balls and wickets in the last over, catch up on all the rule tweaks that have been introduced into the game this week by the International Cricket Council
03 October, 2026 in Domestic News
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ND, Firebirds Announce Replacement Contracts
Changes to the BLACKCAPS and Wellington Firebirds' contracted player groups have in turn led to contracted opportunities for two more players at Domestic level this summer
16 September, 2026 in Domestic News
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Hanging up the bat: Caitlin Blakely
The preseason retirement announcement of Caitlin Blakely means three familiar faces are now missing from the Otago Sparks class of 2027
08 September, 2026 in Domestic News
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Red ball fans rejoice | Plunket Shield schedule announced
A feast of red ball cricket is on the horizon with today’s Plunket Shield schedule announcement confirming 24 first-class games will be played across nine venues in Aotearoa this summer.
01 September, 2026 in Domestic News
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The lasting legacy of Richard Hayward
A 'true gentleman of the game' is how former Central Stags captain and NZC Match Referee, Richard Hayward, is being remembered, following his passing at the age of 72 in Nelson this week.
29 August, 2026 in Domestic News
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New Academy model enhances women's high performance pathway
With support from New Zealand Cricket, Cricket Wellington has launched a Wellington Blaze Academy — a new initiative and Domestic model designed to provide a clear high performance pathway to the top of the game
24 August, 2026 in Domestic News
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Cricket across Aotearoa! | Ford Trophy and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield schedules announced
Cricket fans can again look forward to Ford Trophy and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield matches in every region of Aotearoa during the 2026-27 summer.
17 August, 2026 in Domestic News
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Former cricketer to helm Otago Cricket
Otago Cricket Association has announced the appointment of former representative cricketer David Hunter as its new Chief Executive, to succeed Mike Coggan
15 August, 2026 in Domestic News
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WHITE FERNS great to coach Magicians
Former Canterbury Magicians skipper and stalwart Amy Satterthwaite steps up to mentor the next generation in her first appointment as a Major Association head coach
12 August, 2026 in Domestic News
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Heinrich Malan returns to coach Stags
With his most recent achievement having been Ireland's remarkable T20 series win over world champions India, Malan's return to Kiwi shores may not be the best news for the Stags' opponents
12 August, 2026 in Domestic News
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Claudia Green hangs up the bat
Twice picked to tour England with the WHITE FERNS and with not one but two T20 hat-tricks in the record books, Central Hinds swing bowler Claudia Green has retired from all cricket
11 August, 2026 in Domestic News
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17-year-old Hartland headlines new faces as MAs name first round of women's domestic contracts
New Zealand's six Major Associations have announced their first round of contracted female players for the 2026/27 domestic summer, with several notable movements and new faces across the country.
06 August, 2026 in Domestic News
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New Zealand A to make first Study NT Top End T20 Series appearance
The New Zealand A squad will make its first Study NT Top End T20 Series appearance in 2026, with plenty of capped internationals tipped to land in Darwin for the 20 to 30 August event.
14 July, 2026 in Domestic News
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Thomas O'Connor Among New Faces to Earn Men's Domestic Contracts This Summer
Exciting prospect Thomas O'Connor among new faces to receive maiden contracts after New Zealand's six Major Associations have announced their first round of contracted male players for the 2026/27 domestic summer, with several notable movements and new faces across the country.
09 July, 2026 in Domestic News
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Hanging up the bat - Bharat Popli
Northern Districts top order rock Bharat Popli has confirmed his retirement, with the last Plunket Shield match of 2025/26 having sealed a lengthy, remarkable Domestic career that once saw him top 1,000 runs in a first-class season
18 June, 2026 in Domestic News
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Hanging up the bat - Michael Snedden
Seam bowler Michael Snedden has announced his retirement after a career that saw him continue a century-long family tradition, and represent both the Auckland Aces and Wellington Firebirds.
16 June, 2026 in Domestic News
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A first-class season of the Plunket Shield
Plunket Shield champion Canterbury finished the 2025/26 season just a fingertip away from an elusive feat in New Zealand men’s Domestic cricket history — the triple crown, while Canterbury's Henry Nicholls, Central Stag Ray Toole and Otago's Max Chu topped the key first-class stats lists
31 March, 2026 in Domestic News
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How the Plunket Shield was won
It was a final, three-way battle for the 2026 Plunket Shield, four teams having been in contention - but the picture quickly changing midway through the exciting decisive round
30 March, 2026 in Domestic News
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Plunket Shield final squads
Will it be Canterbury, Otago, the Aces or ND? Check out the squad news as it drops for the decisive last round of the Plunket Shield, the crunch four-dayers begin this Friday in Auckland, Hamilton and Dunedin
26 March, 2026 in Domestic News
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Game on: who will lift the Plunket Shield?
Everybody is talking about Otago in the Plunket Shield. So much so that you might forget, for a minute, that Canterbury is in pole to lift the treasured first-class trophy in its 100th season
25 March, 2026 in Domestic News
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